Details of all properties that have any historic credit on their account

Dear Ms. Davis

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REF: 2010-470

I am writing to confirm that we received your information request on 9
July 2010. For your information and future communications your request has
been allocated the reference number FOI2010-470. Please quote this
reference in any future correspondence.

We will consider your request and respond in accordance with the
requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Our duty is to
respond promptly or at least within 20 working days.

Yours sincerely

Robin Yu

Information Protection Assistant

FOIA Team, Business Protection Unit

Information Systems Division (ISD)

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

The Town Hall, Hornton Street, London W8 7NX

Tel: 020 7938 8226

Web: [1]http://www.rbkc.gov.uk

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Dear Ms. Davis

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REF: 2010-470

I am responding to your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000,
which we received on 9 July 2010 for information held by the Council. You
requested:

(a) addresses and rateable values of all properties that have any historic
credit on their account

(b) the names and addresses of the owners of those properties referred to
in (a)

I can confirm that the Council holds the requested information. However,
under section 41 of the FOI Act, we are permitted to withhold from
disclosure information which has been provided to the Council in
confidence. The information you have requested is obtained from ratepayers
under a statutory power. For example, ratepayers are compelled to provide
the information for a specific purpose and they have a legitimate
expectation that the information they provide will only be used for that
purpose and will not be made available to the general public on an
indiscriminate basis.

Although section 41 is an absolute exemption in terms of the FOI Act, the
duty of confidence is still subject to the common law public interest test
and therefore we have given consideration as whether there is an
overriding public interest in disclosing the information. Although we
acknowledge that your company has a private interest in the information
and so do potentially companies or persons who would benefit from knowing
that they have overpaid business rates. It is our belief that the there is
no overriding public interest in disclosing the information as ratepayers
provide the information under a statutory obligation in the knowledge that
it will be treated confidentially by local authorities and will not be
used for further purposes or released into the public domain.

Copyright

Please note, all material provided by the Royal Borough of Kensington and
Chelsea in response to your request for information is for your personal,
non-commercial use. The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea reserves
all rights in the copyright of the information provided. Any unauthorised
copying or adaptation of the information without express written
confirmation from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea will
constitute an infringement of copyright. Any intention to re-use this
information commercially will require consent. Please forward any requests
for re-use of information to the FOI officer ([1][RBKC request email]).

Complaints

I trust this has satisfied your request. Should you be unhappy with the
handling of your request, the Council has an internal complaints process
for handling FOI Act complaints. Complaints are reviewed by the Town Clerk
and Chief Executive or his nominee. A form is available from our website
to lodge your complaint
[2]http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/councilanddemocra...
Please contact us if you do not have website access and we can provide you
with a copy of the form.

Following this review, should you still be unhappy with how your
information request has been handled, you have a further right to appeal
to the Information Commissioner who is responsible for ensuring compliance
with the FOI Act.

Yours sincerely

Robin Yu

Information Protection Assistant

FOIA Team, Business Protection Unit

Information Systems Division (ISD)

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

The Town Hall, Hornton Street, London W8 7NX

Tel: 020 7938 8226

Web: [3]http://www.rbkc.gov.uk

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